Eighteen players, most of them internationals, withdraw from 2013 NBA Draft

Two domestic and 16 international players who had declared as early-entry candidates for the June 27 NBA Draft have withdrawn their names from draft consideration, the league announced today.

Today's deadline to withdraw from the draft primarly affects international players, since players at four-year U.S. colleges have a much earlier deadline to withdraw if they want to return to college basketball.

Of the two domestic players who withdrew, Joshua Simmons played in junior college and Norvel Pelle has not played college basketball anywhere after previously committing to two colleges.

The international players who withdrew included several, most notably French center Mouhammadou Jaiteh, who were projected as second round lists.